Blackboard Tests (Ultra): 3.3: Changing the test and remarking after submissions


Warning: Editing questions after marks have been received is not recommended. Doing so may cause issues with the parity of the test (in randomised tests) and will force the manual re-marking of the test question in most instances.You should check your school/faculty policy before making these changes.

If you require support with changing test content after a test has begun, please contact the Digital Education Office.


Once the students have started taking the test you will not be able to delete a question, but you will be able to edit some of the parameters of the question. To do this:

  1. Navigate to the Test inside your Blackboard course. If this is a summative assessment, this will usually be located in the Assessment, submission and feedback
  2. Click on the Test’s title to open it.
    1. If you have used Question Pools (as is recommended), select View questions in the pool where the question is located.
  3. Locate the question you wish to edit by scrolling through the list.
  4. Click on the icon in the top-right corner of the question you wish to edit and select Edit/Remark.
  5. Edit the question as you need to and then select Save.
  6. If you do not wish to keep the changes you have made or have made an error, select Cancel to void your changes and leave the question unchanged.


  1. Navigate to the Test inside your Blackboard course. If this is a summative assessment, this will usually be located in the Assessment, submission and feedback
  2. Click on the Test’s title to open it.
  3. Locate the question you wish to edit by scrolling through the list.
  4. Click on the icon in the top-right corner of the question you wish to edit and select Edit/Remark.
  5. Toggle the box marked Give full credit to everyone so that a green tick appears in it.
  6. Select Save.
  7. If you do not wish to keep the changes you have made or have made an error, select Cancel to void your changes and leave the question unchanged.